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FRESNO, Calif., Feb 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- In a project guaranteed to spark controversy and pique interest, Flipside Christian Church of Madera Ranchos is inviting people to church using what at first glance appears to be an X-Rated web site. The site, http://www.yourultimatelover.com asks the viewer questions about their "Ultimate Lover." Once the link is accessed the viewer is taken to the church's web site for information about a new series on love. The project hits homes in the area with newspaper inserts, and a postcard advertisement about the "yourultimatelover" web site. The site and campaign are designed...

<p>Spurred by heavy publicity over the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests, several other religious denominations say they are investigating allegations that some of their Massachusetts clergy have sexually abused minors in the past.</p> <p>Local officials of the United Church of Christ, the Unitarian Universalist Association, the United Methodist Church, and the American Baptist Churches say they have recently received allegations against clergy that they are reporting to prosecutors and disclosing to their churches.</p>